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Numbercrunch, A Mathematician's Toolkit for Making Sense of Your World
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Numbercrunch, A Mathematician's Toolkit for Making Sense of Your World

Author: Professor Oliver Johnson

In our hyper-modern world, we are bombarded with more facts, stats and information than ever before. So, what can we grasp hold of to make sense of it all? 

In our hyper-modern world, we are bombarded with more facts, stats and information than ever before. So, what can we grasp hold of to make sense of it all? 

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  • Language English
  • Number of pages Number of pages 368
  • Cover Cover Hardcover
  • Year of publication Year of publication 2023
  • Publisher Publisher Bonnier Books
Genre: Mathematics of Positive Sciences
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In our hyper-modern world, we are bombarded with more facts, stats and information than ever before. So, what can we grasp hold of to make sense of it all? Oliver Johnson reveals how mathematical thinking can help us understand the myriad data all around us. From the exponential growth of viruses to social media filter-bubbles; from share-price fluctuations to growth of computing power; from the datafication of our sports pages to quantifying climate change. Not to mention the things much closer to home: ever wondered when the best time is to leave a party? What are the chances of rain ruining your barbecue this weekend? How about which queue is the best to join in the supermarket? Journeying through the three sections of Randomness, Structure, and Information, we meet a host of brilliant minds such Alan Turing, Enrico Fermi and Claude Shannon, and we learn the tools, tips and tricks to cut through the noise all around us - from the Law of Large Numbers to Entropy to Brownian Motion.

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Author
Professor Oliver Johnson
Publisher
Bonnier Books
Type
Mathematics of Positive Sciences
Language
English
Subtitle
A Mathematician's Toolkit for Making Sense of Your World
Cover
Hardcover
Number of Pages
368
Release Date
03/2023
Publication Date
2023
Dimensions
14x21 cm
ISBN-13
9781788708333

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